Tokyo - Tokyo stocks rose 0.31 percent Friday morning after Wall Street rallied and as the yen eased on hopes for a solid US jobs report, while Nintendo shares surged on better-than-expected earnings.
The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange gained 58.95 points to 19,350.94 by the break while the Topix index of all first-section issues added 0.47 percent, or 7.45 points, to 1,582.09.
AFP
